Steamer



L. s. WGRSLEY STEAMER Filed Jan. 25

atta! "zu Patented Jan. 8, 1924. l'

LEROY SAXON WORSLEY, TAMPA, FLORIDA.

Sramana.

Application filed January 23, 1 923. Serial No. 614,481;

To all lwhom it mayv concern:

Be it known that I, LEROY Saxon Wone- LEY, ka citizen of the United States, residing at Tampa, in the county of Hillsborough 5 and State of Florida, Ihave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steamers, of which the following yis a specification7 reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing. Y

This invention relates 'to a device `for producing steam in Vcomparatively small quantities and at comparatively low pressure, for steaming batteries, steaming clothes, for use by dressmakers and others in the application of moisture to goods upon which work is being performed, and Vfor other purposes.

It is an object of the invention to provide a device'of that kind-.that is simple in` construction, easy and economical to produce, requires no safety-valve or pressure-gage, cannot explode, and 'that 'can have heat applied thereto in any convenient manner as by being'placed A'over' aY gas or liquid-fuel burner or Ona stove of the domesticV type burning gas or liquid or-solid fuel.

.When considered in connection 'with the description herein, the characteristics of the invention will be apparent from the ac companying drawing, forming parthereof,

wherein an embodiment of theinvention is` disclosed, for purposes of illustration.V

Like reference-characters refer to coring,'of which- Fig. l is a top view; vand Y Fig-2 is a vert-ical longitudinal section. Having more particular reference to the drawing, 3 designates a casing, which pref-Y The interior of the casing is divided into a filling-chamber A and a steam-'chamber B by a partition 6. The partitionextends between1 and has a fluid-tight joint with, the side walls of the casing-and at its top with the upper wall.A It extends in down- 5 wardly-inclined disposition from the upper responding parts Vthe views of the drawwall under the major portion of the fillingchamber fand under the opening 4 and nearly tothe bottom of the casing.

The arrangement of the partition issuch that an elongated opening7 extends from side to side of the casing and between the bottoni thereof and the lower 'edge of the partition, this opening constituting a passage that affordsl in the bottom ofthe steamer communication between the twol chambers.

f vA nipple 8 leads from an opening in the charge of-steam from that' chamber.' The nipple,`which constitutes the steam-outlet,

has va control-valve 9, and it is formed at its end in such manner that a flexible or other pipe 10 may be connected thereto for the purpose of conveying steam'to the Vplace itV is desired to be used.V Y

Water is introduced into the casing'by pouring throughthe opening 'et into the filling-chamber, whence it passes through the opening 7V into the steam-chamber until the level in both chamfbersis the same, it being the level in the filling-chamber.

`Vhen heat is applied vto the bottom of the casing, watervapor or steam is evolved in the steam chamber,whence it passes through the outlet controlledby the valve 9.

If, during operation of the device, the valve is left closed 'long enough to vpermit accumulation-of an excess of evolved vapor l Y inthe steamlchamber, the pressure lof vapor in that chamber simplyA willforcewater in the bottom thereof through the opening 9 until water reaches Vthelevel of the bottom edge of the partition, and then excess vapor will escape through thatopening and into the water in the filling-chamber. Steam not Y condensed in that water Vwill escape to theV surface thereof. It thus will be understood that there is no danger of the steamer exploding, as it is not possible'for vapor in thev steam-chamber to reach pressure suicient to cause that result In viewV of the fact thatthe lower" edge of the partition is above the bottom of the casing, enough water will remain in the` steam-chamberto prevent injury by 'heat toVr the bottom thereof as long as water remains in the filling-chamber, and the operator al- Vthe 'opening 4. Under that emidition 'Water will pass into -the .steam-chamber only yuntil a level ttor-Slightly :abovethe lower edge fo'f'th-efpartition yis reaChed-,fA-thenit will ae- Veninulate in the lfillingnhamber, and addition of -Wa'ter :shonldnbe v stopped before i that ehalinber' is entirelyilled. Iffthat .preemidtion; is observed, ythe steainerat 'no ftiine :will Contain enough viwater ito 'realise overfloW 'throngh tthe opening. y4,1 even when :Water from the steam-chamber is causedbyysteam fPleSSule fto flow back finto @the l'ling elianiber. Y

f aeenninlation, therearonnd intheZ-upperfp'ortion of the iiilling-ehamber, o-steai'n that v 'may arise "from theysurfaee o-'v-thewater in ,that chamber. yAltllroughall Qtfthesteain that unav be Y evolved inthe fillingfchamber vmay ynot' thus Y yeolleet f and some `Votfit may pass ont of the opening/lemA considerable? prtion thereof Willlhave a ytendency toaeii'muflaiteI .around the :fla-nge fend.- eondense, :and the -f Condensation will kdrip from the lower` edge of thelange.

Having thus described my. invention7 Vwhat Iclaimf-esfnew, and. desirei to #secure byLetters Patent, is l l A a l. A ,steamer comprising` a. casmg, having a top Wall andbeingarmngd to have heat Yapplied` to the' bott'oin thereof, and parti- 'tion dividing the# interior-of said-easing into a yi-lling-cheinber .andf'a rstearn-C-liaI1iber ,and

extending in downwardly-inclined -fdispe'sition from thetop W-allosaidoasing toward 1 the` bottoni and under said iili'ingeha.nfiber,\ ythere being Ia lpassage in the lower portieri of thefsteafrneriI aiiierding eornmungieationbetween said "chambers,A l -a illingfopening *to said filling-chamber in the top Wall of said casing, and a steam-outlet from said steamehamber. Y

2. A steamer comprising a Casing having a top Wall andbeing arranged to have heat applied to the bottom thereof, and e parti- -tiQn dividing the interior of said easing into "affilling-chaniber and a steam-chamber and 4extending in:downwardly-inclined disposition from the top Wall of said casing toward the bottom and under fsaid' ffilling-chainber .and'havingits xloftveredge ldisposed 'above the-bottoni of said easingwhereby there `is i provided a pafseage 4aording eornmunieation betweensaid chambers, there beingl a iillingopening to said filling-.chamber I in 4the top Wall Aotsaid easing anche steam-outlet from said .steam-chamber.

3. A steamer having a 1top Wall, and a bottoni .-Aarranged `to lhave heat --applied 'thereto, .said Iceasing vcontaining a partition dividing the -finteriorfinto allingbhamber -v v.and@aesteam#chamberz-tliereleeingya assage intheloiwerportionof the steamer e yOrding ...communication :between I said iehambere aY .Asteaineoutlet from said steam-ehamber;y and a filling-opening to said illingfcheinber .iii

- the- :top Wall, l yand ef` depending .inwardlyinelined flange-0n the vLinder side of seid; top 4Wall surrounding-.said filling-opening fliifasteamen-the combination., -With a easingf'lraving a -4bottone arrangefil` toy have heat Yapplied .thereto V.and e. #top `Wall, of. a

.f partition dividing .-thefi-nter'iorf of the .casing Vinto a filling-chamber and a steain-ehamber and extending inj -downwardlyfinclineddisposition troni Tthe. Ktop Wellftovvard Ithe 1 bottonji end undeim said Elli,ng?chamber,y there being apassegein ythe ilower portion ofthe easing aording Communication 1 between: Sa-1d .ehalnibers, steam outlet lfrein v,sind

steam-"chamber, vandge ,filling openingto said `filling-ohamberin -theltop Well. and -a de- ',pendin-g i'nwvardly-in'elifnedy flange on theI .un-

der side of said top'wa'll vsnrroending -said filling-opening. Y t y In-etestiinonv-.Whereo I aflix my signature. 

